Talk:Baháʼí Faith/Archive Practice

Baha'i Clothing?

Unless I am mistaken some or all Baha'i wear special clothing, which for men consists of a tailored all-white long sleeved shirt and pants with matching hat. Could someone provide some background on the Baha'i doctrine on this clothing?

There is no such thing as Baha'i clothing. I say this with reasonable certainty, sitting here in a plaid shirt and blue cotton slacks with no hat. I have been a Baha'i for 30 years, my daughter served in Haifa at the Baha'i World Center, and I noticed no distinctive dress there. As a matter of fact, at the recent dedication of the Baha'i terraces in Haifa the camera dwelled on the utter diversity of clothing in the crowd. Baha'i teaches that we should celebrate our cultural diversity. National dress, and cultural dress is constantly celebrated in Baha'i meetings and events. Being from Kansas, saddly, my national dress typically consists of button down shirts and plaid shirts.  :-) But no, there is no such thing as Baha'i Clothing. Rboatright 28 Aug 2003